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<h1>Encryption Functions<a class="headerlink" href="#encryption-functions" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h1>
<p>Encryption functions encrypt or decrypt VARCHAR or BINARY values.</p>
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<tr class="row-even"><td><p><a class="reference internal" href="functions/encrypt.html"><span class="doc">ENCRYPT</span></a></p></td>
<td><p>Encrypts VARCHAR or BINARY values using a passphrase.</p></td>
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<tr class="row-odd"><td><p><a class="reference internal" href="functions/decrypt.html"><span class="doc">DECRYPT</span></a></p></td>
<td><p>Decrypts VARCHAR or BINARY values using a passphrase.</p></td>
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<tr class="row-even"><td><p><a class="reference internal" href="functions/encrypt_raw.html"><span class="doc">ENCRYPT_RAW</span></a></p></td>
<td><p>Encrypts BINARY values using a binary key and an initialization vector.</p></td>
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<tr class="row-odd"><td><p><a class="reference internal" href="functions/decrypt_raw.html"><span class="doc">DECRYPT_RAW</span></a></p></td>
<td><p>Decrypts BINARY values using a binary key and an initialization vector.</p></td>
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Function	Notes
ENCRYPT	Encrypts VARCHAR or BINARY values using a passphrase.
DECRYPT	Decrypts VARCHAR or BINARY values using a passphrase.
ENCRYPT_RAW	Encrypts BINARY values using a binary key and an initialization vector.
DECRYPT_RAW	Decrypts BINARY values using a binary key and an initialization vector.

Encryption Functions¶